The sparkly newly opened flagship of The Athlete’s Foot in Powerplant Mall stocks all the big brands—Nike, adidas, New Balance, Asics—in one big house of temptation. Looking at all the goodies on display, we remembered the times when big box stores like them had very limited shoe selections compared to standalone boutiques and, to be honest, it made going to them not very exciting. Like “Ma, bilan mo ako bagong Nikes” and then she’s like “Okay.” And then she brought you to TAF (ew!) and shet wala namang Cortez dun!

Fast forward to today’s TAF stockists that focus only on the sneaker culture models. There’s no need to tune out the lower-tier stuff crowding the display in a typical adidas/Nike/etc. store, freeing up precious mental energy to actually choose what model to blow your salary on. How times have changed...

Asics Gel Kayano P8,500

Nike Free RN Motion P8,095

adidas NMD P7,495

New Balance 530 P5,895

Asics Gel Lyte III P5,650

Nike Free RN Flyknit P5,295

adidas Gazelle P4,895

New Balance 520 P3,995

BONUS: These cozy TAF joggers that won’t clash with your chosen shoe brand of the day ever!